New London

Home to whaling ships, privateers, and submarines, New London has been at the heart of some of America_s most exciting seafaring history. This volume spans 65 years of life in New London: from the 1850s, when the Whaling City earned its reputation, to the days before World War I, when the last whaler had departed and the first submarine was about to arrive. Through these pages, you will walk the city_s unpaved streets to forgotten places like Bacon_s Hotel and the Old Yellow Building, ride the trolley up State Street, and see Ocean Beach as it was before the 1938 hurricane swept it away. New London also gives special attention to the fashionable Pequot Colony, the trains and steamboats that traveled to and from the city, and familiar landmarks such as Union Station, the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, and the Olde Town Mill.Ruddy, John J. is the author of 'New London', published 1998 under ISBN 9780738546193 and ISBN 0738546194.